As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.
WEB
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
YLT
Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil--for his own death.
DBT
As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.